NC SPIN Podcasts
422 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsOur weekly statewide TV and radio program provides balanced debate on issues ranging from Economy & Jobs, Education, Healthcare, Public Infrastructure, Leadership and Energy.
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NC Spin - My Spin Podcast 12-12-2019 “Dear Santa, here’s what’s on our Christmas wish list”
December 12, 2019 00:00 - 4 minutes - 4.27 MBThis week Tom Campbell discusses low wage earners in North Carolina.
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 12-11-2019
December 11, 2019 00:00 - 3 minutes - 3.43 MBQuestion to Chris Fitzsimon and Rick Henderson – They are calling it “culture wars.” NC State University is the latest site where students have protested an event sponsored by a conservative college group. The event featured President Trump’s daughter-in-law and organizers say they have every right to hold events on campus. The event packed the hall where it was held but there were hundreds of protestors who say it promoted hate speech. Shouldn’t groups of all political, ethnic and religious...
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 12-10-2019
December 10, 2019 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.9 MBQuestion to Rob Schofield and Bob Orr - We are in the season of giving but Market Watch has reported that the amount of charitable giving in the US declined by some 54 billion dollars in 2018 following the 2017 tax reform law. In response charities are cutting personnel or services they provide. The doubling in the amount of the personal deduction has lessened the need to make tax exempt donations. Two questions: What can be done about this decline in contributions and what can we do to get ...
NC SPIN episode #1099 Air Date 12/6/2019
December 07, 2019 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBTopics: Congressional districts stand The race begins The Silent Sam solution that wasn’t so silent Tell us something we don’t know Panelists: Rick Henderson, Editor in chief of The Carolina Journal Bob Orr, former Supreme Court Justice Rob Schofield, Director of NC Policy Watch Chris Fitzsimon, Director, The Newsroom Tom Campbell, Moderator
NC Spin - My Spin Podcast 12-5-2019 “The Season for Giving”
December 06, 2019 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.84 MBTom Campbell talks about the importance of giving to charities and how their donations have been impacted by recent tax law changes.
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 12-3-2019
December 04, 2019 00:00 - 5 minutes - 5.08 MBQuestion to John Hood and Chris Fitzsimon – Environmentalist Orrin Pilkey recently released a study showing almost 82,000 coast properties lost more than $582 million in value from 2005 to 2017 due to the rising sea levels. He is predicting the real estate market will be under water, figuratively and literally. We can all debate what is causing this but the facts are inescapable. What role, if any, should governments play in this potential real estate crisis?
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 12-2-2019
December 03, 2019 00:00 - 5 minutes - 5.11 MBQuestion to Becki Gray and Brad Crone – We’ve done so much talking about redistricting but I’m not sure we’ve put everything in context. With the new legislative districts the court has approved Democrats need to flip 5 seats in our state Senate and 6 seats in our state house to change majority control from Republicans to Democrats. Is it early to make predictions but from the trending you are seeing how possible will it be for the Dems to take control of one of both houses? Why is it so imp...
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November 27, 2019 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBNC SPIN episode #1098 Air Date 11/29/19 Topics: Medicaid managed care on hold DOT Cast infusion Sexual assault on campus Tell us something we don’t know Panelists: Chris Fitzsimon, Director, The Newsroom Brad Crone, Communications Consultant Becky Gray, VP, John Locke Foundation John Hood, Syndicated columnist and author Tom Campbell, Moderator
NC Spin - My Spin Podcast 11-27-2019 “The Costs of Whistleblowing”
November 27, 2019 00:00 - 3 minutes - 3.43 MBTom Campbell recounts a time in his past when he was a whistleblower, and the price it paid for it.
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 11-25-2019
November 26, 2019 00:00 - 4 minutes - 4.46 MBQuestion to Cash Michaels and Donna Martinez – We produce large amounts of garbage. I’ve heard it is more than 2,000 pounds per person each year. In order to keep from filling up our landfills many local governments began recycling programs, selling items like paper, plastics and carboard to private firms, who then sold them to China. The market has dried up and instead of local governments getting paid to handle recyclable matter they are now having to pay. Should we discontinue recycle pro...
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 11-26-2019
November 26, 2019 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.74 MBQuestion to John Hood and Chris Fitzsimon – In the past few years more than 1,400 local papers have gone out of business. Newspapers are struggling to survive as evidence by the recent earnings report by McClatchey, publisher of the Charlotte Observer, News and Observer and Durham Herald. Local radio stations are also disappearing and there are some suggesting these local news outlets are so important that we might give them public subsidies. What’s your reaction to that idea? If we don’t pr...
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November 23, 2019 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBNC SPIN episode #1097 Air Date 11/22/2019 Topics: Congressional filing on hold Pipeline problems Under cover of darkness another statue falls Tell us something we don’t know Panelists: Chris Fitzsimon, Director, The Newsroom Cash Michaels, Journalist and Filmmaker Donna Martinez, WPTF Radio and John Locke Foundation John Hood, Syndicated columnist and author Tom Campbell, Moderator
NC Spin - My Spin Podcast 11-21-2019 “An Ode to Thanksgiving”
November 21, 2019 00:00 - 2 minutes - 1.98 MBTom Campbell gives us “An Ode to Thanksgiving”
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 11-20-2019
November 20, 2019 00:00 - 3 minutes - 3.58 MBQuestion to John and Chris – North Carolina’s new Commissioner of Prisons recently reported to the legislature that have about a 30 percent shortage of corrections officers and have had to close three minimum security prisons. They are losing staff almost as fast as they hire them because of poor pay, safety issues and bad working conditions. Our leaders have known about this for years. Why haven’t we addressed and resolved these problems?
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 11-19-2019
November 19, 2019 00:00 - 7 minutes - 7.01 MBQuestion to Howard and Joe – A recent Associated Press study showed our state has more high-hazard dams in poor to unsatisfactory condition than any state in the union except Georgia. We’ve known for years that we have too many unsafe water systems, sewer systems ready to fail and dams ready to breach. Why haven’t we done more to improve our public infrastructure?
NC Spin - My Spin Podcast 11-14-2019 Miseducating Our Children
November 16, 2019 00:00 - 4 minutes - 4.03 MBTom Campbell discusses public education.
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November 16, 2019 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBNC SPIN episode #1096 Air Date 11/15/2019 Topics: The Veto Governor Who’s map to choose? Looking Back Tell us something we don’t know Panelists: Howard Lee, former State Senator John Hood, Syndicated columnist and author Chris Fitzsimon, Director The Newsroom Joe Mavretic, former House Speaker Tom Campbell, Moderator
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 11-13-2019
November 13, 2019 00:00 - 3 minutes - 3.08 MBQuestion to John Hood and Chris Fitzsimon – This week Governor Cooper vetoed a bill that would require courts to notify boards of elections of potential jurors who were disqualified because they aren’t citizens. The bill says these persons should be removed from voter registration rolls. At the same time he signed into law a bill that would increase punishments for absentee ballot rule violaters and also restores last Saturday early voting before elections. Give us your reaction to these, st...
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 11-12-2019
November 12, 2019 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.99 MBQuestion to Rufus Edmisten and Donna Martinez – Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger’s political campaign is buying him a home in Raleigh. The State Board of Elections told him that’s allowed under our campaign finance laws but Bob Hall, longtime government watchdog has filed a formal complaint, saying this is illgegal because he used campaign funds to buy an appreciating asset. Hall says this kind of trickery and manipulation of the law for personal gain must be stopped, adding it makes a l...
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November 09, 2019 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBNC SPIN episode #1095 Air Date 11/8/19 Topics: Municipal elections Drawing new maps More university turmoil Looking back Tell us something we don’t know Panelists: Rufus Edmisten, former Secretary of State and Attorney General Chris Fitzsimon, Director, The Newsroom John Hood, syndicated columnist and author Donna Martinez, WPTF Radio and The John Locke Foundation Tom Campbell, Moderator
NC Spin - My Spin Podcast 11-7-2019 Common Cents for Better Retirements
November 07, 2019 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.74 MBTom Campbell discusses retirement (not his).
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 11-5-2019
November 06, 2019 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.89 MBQuestion to Chris and John – The legislature passed a law saying that historical statues could not be removed from public grounds unless there was either a safety issue or the land was needed for public purposes. For much of this time we focused on Silent Sam the monument dedicated to UNC Students in the Civil War. Recently there has been great controversy of the confederate statue in Chatham County and this week a judge halted the plan for moving it. Why haven’t we been able to resolve this...
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November 01, 2019 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBNC SPIN episode #1094 Air Date 11/1/2019 Topics: Busy Halloween week More redistricting and the elections Looking back Tell us something we don’t know Panelists: Brad Crone, communications consultant Chris Fitzsimon, Director, The Newsroom Patrick Sebastian, political analyst John Hood, syndicated columnist and author Tom Campbell, Moderator
NC Spin - My Spin Podcast 10-31-2019 Trust
October 31, 2019 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.66 MBIn this week's "My Spin" Tom Campbell talks about the need for Trust to return to our society.
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 10-30-2019
October 30, 2019 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.81 MBQuestion to John Hood and Peg O’Connell – North Carolina and other state governments across the country are suing six pharmaceutical companies for their role in the opioid epidemic and the court case has begun. Is it fair to assume the companies will be held liable? How will our state deal with a settlement? Will it be like the tobacco settlement?
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 10-29-2019
October 29, 2019 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.93 MBQuestion to Bev Perdue and Leo Daughtry – Several weeks ago I wrote a column about a fake census survey which was actually a fundraising letter from a political party. One of our viewers responded by sending me an envelope sent to occupant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, along with an American Community Survey. This survey, which said is was from the census bureau asked, among other things about the recipient’s legal status. I was under the impression the courts had said this was uncon...
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October 26, 2019 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBTopics for NC SPIN #1093 airing 10/25/19 Topics: If its Halloween the Legislature must be ready to Adjourn Congressional Redistricting Hearing Labor Shortages Tell Us Something We Don’t Know Panelists: Leo Daughtry, Former Senator John Hood, Syndicated Columnist and Author Peg O’Connell, Lobbyist and Communications Specialist Bev Perdue, Former Governor Tom Campbell, Moderator
NC Spin - My Spin Podcast 10-24-2019 Get Over It
October 24, 2019 00:25 - 4 minutes - 3.71 MBTom Campbell discusses the phrase used to justify the unjust.
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 10-23-2019
October 23, 2019 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.74 MBQuestion to John and Chris – It’s a well known fact that when legislation is sent to the Rules committee of either the House or Senate the message for that bill is “not now, not never.” But Senator Erica Smith has filed discharge petitions to remove two of her bills from the Rules Committee purgatory. Smith wants to remove her bill to require legislators and their staffs to take mandatory annual ethics training on harassment and discrimination. She also wants to resurrect her bill for North ...
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 10-22-2019
October 22, 2019 00:00 - 6 minutes - 6.02 MBQuestion to Becki Gray and Cash Michaels – A recent survey of 32 public universities that included UNC Chapel Hill reports that 1 out of 3 female undergraduate students reports having been sexually assaulted. More than half didn’t report it because they didn’t consider it serious enough. What does this say about our college campuses? Does the lack of reporting contribute to why we don’t take this seriously enough? What needs to be done to protect women students more?
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October 18, 2019 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBTopics for NC SPIN #1092 airing 10/18/19 Topics: Survey Says Dorian Denial NAACP Undercurrents Medicaid Conspiracy? Tell Us Something We Don’t Know Panelists: Chris Fitzsimon, Director, The Newsroom Becki Gray, The John Locke Foundatiom John Hood, Syndicated Columnist and Author Cash Michaels, Journalist and Film Maker Tom Campbell, Moderator
NC Spin - My Spin Podcast 10-17-2019 How long will we continue to argue about school governance?
October 17, 2019 00:00 - 3 minutes - 3.55 MBTom Campbell asks the question: How long will we continue to argue about school governance?
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 10-16-2019
October 16, 2019 00:00 - 3 minutes - 3.14 MBQuestion to Rick Henderson and Chris Fitzsimon – Since the 2016 election there have been 1.1 million new voter registrations. Rebecca Tippett with Carolina Demography just reported that for the first-time unaffiliated voters outnumber either Democrats or Republicans. A large number are younger voters who are not North Carolina natives. What do these registrations tell us about what might happen in the 2020 elections?
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 10-15-2019
October 15, 2019 00:00 - 4 minutes - 6.8 MBQuestion to Donna Martinez and Rufus Edmisten – Recently the US Supreme Court agreed to hear a case where the owners of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Trump Administration are appealing a court decision that refused to allow the pipeline to cross the Appalachian Trail. Any idea how the court might rule? What happens if the decision stands and the pipeline can’t cross the trail? Will the project be dead?
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October 11, 2019 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBTopics for NC SPIN #1091 airing 10/11/19 Topics: Municipal Election Outcomes The Legislature is Still Meeting Education Wars Tell Us Something We Don’t Know Panelists: Rufus Edmisten, Former Attorney General, Secretary of State Chris Fitzsimon, Director, The Newsroom Rick Henderson, Editor in Chief, Carolina Journal Donna Martinez, WPTF Radio and the John Locke Foundation Tom Campbell, Moderator
NC Spin - My Spin Podcast 10-10-2019 The Next UNC President
October 10, 2019 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.89 MBTom Campbell discusses the search for the next president of the UNC System.
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 10-9-2019
October 09, 2019 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.52 MBQuestion to John Hood and Chris Fitzsimon – We were interested in a piece we read recently that stated that our university problems are not the result of a diversity of students but a diversity of opinion on our campuses. Explain your reaction to this position.
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 10-8-2019
October 08, 2019 00:00 - 3 minutes - 3.43 MBQuestion to Peg O’Connell and Rick Henderson – The State of California just pass a law that allows college athletes to get paid for the use of their name, image or likeness. Should North Carolina follow suit? Our college athletes generate millions of dollars for their schools. Why shouldn’t they be allowed to be compensated for their talents?
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October 04, 2019 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBNC SPIN episode #1090 Air Date 10/4/19 Topics: UNC Matters The Purpose of Redistricting Reform Municipal Elections Tell Us Something We Don’t Know Panelists: Chris Fitzsimon, Director, The Newsroom Rick Henderson, Editor in Chief, Carolina Journal John Hood, Syndicated Columnist and Author Peg O’Connell, Communications and Healthcare Consultant Tom Campbell, Moderator
NC Spin - My Spin Podcast 10-3-2019 The 2019 Official Congressional District Census
October 03, 2019 00:00 - 4 minutes - 4.04 MBTom Campbell discusses an official looking questionnaire he received about the census.
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 10-2-2019
October 02, 2019 00:00 - 3 minutes - 3.32 MBWe are nearly two weeks with nearly drawn legislative maps ordered by the three-judge panel…that’s given the politicos a chance to look at the maps and forecast results. What will the new maps mean for control of the Legislature?
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 10-1-2019
October 01, 2019 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.78 MBIt’s harvest time across North Carolina. NC SPIN over the past few years has been following closely the success of our state’s agricultural sector. Becki Gray and Joe Mavretic discuss the state of agriculture in North Carolina.
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September 28, 2019 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBTopics for NC SPIN #1089 airing 09/27/19 Topics: Generational Issues Student Debt Aging in North Carolina Suspending a Sheriff Tell Us Something We Don’t Know Panelists: Chris Fitzsimon, Director, The Newsroom Becki Gray, The John Locke Foundation John Hood, Syndicated Columnist and Author Joe Mavretic, Former Speaker of the House Brad Crone, Guest Moderator
NC Spin - My Spin Podcast 9-26-2019 And a little child shall lead them
September 26, 2019 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.81 MBTom Campbell talks about the climate crisis.
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 9-25-2019
September 25, 2019 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.73 MBQuestion to John and Chris – The Center for Responsible Lending has reported that the amount of student debt in our state has increased by 285 percent over the past ten years. Approximately 1.2 million citizens own approximately $44 billion in student debt and 17 percent are severely delinquent on their loans. During this same period tuitions increased by 150 percent. What’s your reaction to this report?
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 9-24-2019
September 24, 2019 00:00 - 5 minutes - 5.06 MBQuestion to Tamara and Howard – For the first time since 1988 the number of high school students participating in athletics declined last year. The biggest drops came in football and basketball. Why are we having a decline in high school sports? Is there concern over injury? Is it taking too much time? Why do you think this is happening and do you think it is a good thing?
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September 20, 2019 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBTopics for NC SPIN #1088 airing 09/20/19 Topics: Budget Update New Legislative Maps Road Blocks Tell Us Something We Don’t Know Panelists: Tamara Barringer, Former State Senator Chris Fitzsimon, Director, The Newsroom John Hood, Syndicated Columnist and Author Howard Lee, Former Senator and Chair State Board of Education Tom Campbell, Moderator
NC Spin - My Spin Podcast 9-19-2019 It’s time to stop kicking the can down underfunded roads
September 20, 2019 00:00 - 4 minutes - 4.15 MBTom Campbell discusses our state's transportation system.
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 9-18-2019
September 18, 2019 00:00 - 3 minutes - 3.39 MBQuestion to John and Chris – The 2019 Quality Counts report from Education Week was just released and ranks North Carolina 37th out of the 50 states. We received a letter grade of C-, partly because we got an F in the amount we spend per student. We spend almost $9,400 per student and the national average is $12,800. We were ranked 11th in 2011 and now 37th. What significance is there in these rankings?
NC Spin - After Spin Podcast 9-17-2019
September 17, 2019 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.7 MBQuestion to Rob and Anna Beavon – A new program, Teach NC is designed to attract teachers to our classrooms so as to fill a teacher shortage in our state. But there is some controversy about how serious a teacher shortage we have. Some contend we have a large number of teachers who have been in the classroom more than 25 years and will soon retire. Others say this is a normal process and there really is no serious shortage. What’s your position on how serious our shortage might be?